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AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL POWERS TO THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT OF 1995', AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2010
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00102 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL POWERS TO THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT OF 1995', AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to strengthen the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation by authorizing it to go after criminals who seek to defraud the national health insurance funds through false claims by vesting it to: 1) have a visitorial power; 2) expedite resolution of grievances; 3) classify abuses and unethical practices; 4) increase the penalties to a maximum of P100,000.00 against erring health care providers; and, 5) give an inclusion of 60-day filing period within which hospitals must file their claims from date of discharge of their patients. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GARIN, JANETTE L. |
| DATE FILED : 2010-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Mercado-Revilla (044 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2011-03-16 |
| 2. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2011-06-23 |
| 3. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2011-11-16 |
| 4. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2011-11-16 |
| 5. Committee Report filed on 2012-03-21 |
| 6. Reported out to the Committee on Rules on 2012-05-21 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06048 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2010-07-27 |
Abstract
Seeks to strengthen the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation by authorizing it to go after criminals who seek to defraud the national health insurance funds through false claims by vesting it to: 1) have a visitorial power; 2) expedite resolution of grievances; 3) classify abuses and unethical practices; 4) increase the penalties to a maximum of P100,000.00 against erring health care providers; and, 5) give an inclusion of 60-day filing period within which hospitals must file their claims from date of discharge of their patients.
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